Mosi uphindza wemukela imiyalo
1“Ngaleso sikhatsi Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: ‘Bata tibhelekeca letimbili tematje letifanana naleta takucala, bese wenyuka nato uta lapha kimi etulu entsabeni. Yakha nelibhokisi ngemapulango. 2Mine ngitawubhala kuletibhelekeca tematje wona lawo mavi labebhalwe etibhelekeceni tekucala lowatiphihlita. Utawube sewutifaka kulelo bhokisi.’
3“Ngako lelo bhokisi ngavele ngalakha ngemgamba, ngabata naleto tibhelekeca letimbili tematje, tafanana netekucala, ngenyuka ngaya etulu entsabeni ngiphetse leto tibhelekeca letimbili ngetandla tami. 4Simakadze wabhala kuto kona loko labekubhale kwekucala, imiyalo lelishumi labeyikhulume kini entsabeni, emlilweni, ngelilanga lemhlangano. Simakadze wase unginika tona. 5Ngabe sengiyancandzeka, ngehla, ngabeka letibhelekeca tematje ebhokisini lesivumelwane lengase ngilentile, njengobe Simakadze abengiyalile, namanje tisekhona lapho.”
6Ema-Israyeli esuka emitfonjeni yemaJakani ahamba aya eMosera. Ngulapho Aroni afela khona wangcwatjwa. Eleyazare, indvodzana yakhe, wabe sewuba ngumphristi esikhundleni sakhe. 7Esuka lapho emisa eGudgoda, abesendlulela eJotbatha eveni lelinemifula. 8Ngaso leso sikhatsi Simakadze wehlukanisela sive semaLevi kutsi umsebenti waso kube kwetfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, nekuma embikwaSimakadze sikhonte siphimisele tibusiso egameni lakhe, njengobe sisenta nalamuhla. 9Ngiko nje emaLevi angenaso sabelo nome lifa emkhatsini wabomnakabo. Simakadze ulifa lawo, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu awatjela.
10“Ngahlala entsabeni emalanga langema-40 nebusuku bawo, njengobe ngangente njalo kwekucala; Simakadze waphindza wangilalela futsi nangaleso sikhatsi. Bekungesiyo intsandvo yakhe kutsi anibhubhise. 11Wakhuluma kimi watsi: ‘Sukuma wehle uyewuhola lesive sitewuhamba singene silidle lelive lengafunga ngalo kubokhokho baso kutsi ngiyawubapha lona.’ ”
Yini lokufunwa nguSimakadze?
12“Manje-ke, ma-Israyeli, yini lokufunwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kini ngaphandle kwekutsi nesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe etindleleni takhe tonkhe, nimtsandze nimkhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe, nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe, 13nigcine nemiyalo yaSimakadze kanye netimiso takhe lengininika tona lamuhla kutsi tibe lusito kini?
14“Emazulu ngewaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngisho nemazulu lasetulu kakhulu imbala; nemhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo kwakhe. 15Noko Simakadze lutsandvo lwakhe walwenta lwanamatsela kubokhokho benu, wabatsandza, wanikhetsa nine titukulwane tabo, ngetulu kwato tonkhe tive, njengobe kunjalo lamuhla. 16Ngako-ke, sokani tinhlitiyo tenu, ningaphindzi nibe netinhloko letilukhuni. 17Ngobe Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu nguNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu, neNkhosi yemakhosi, nguNkulunkulu lomkhulu, nalonemandla nalowesabekako; akakhetsi, kantsi futsi akadizelwa. 18Uyabavikela labo labatintsandzane nebafelokati; nesihambi uyasitsandza asiphe kudla nekwekwembatsa. 19Kufanele nibatsandze labo labatihambi, ngobe nani nake naba tihambi eveni laseGibhithe. 20Yesabani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nimkhonte. Bambelelani kuye nitsatse tifungo tenu egameni lakhe. 21LoNkulunkulu nguye loludvumo lwenu, nguye lowanentela leto tintfo letinkhulu netimangaliso letesabekako, lenatibonela nine ngewenu emehlo. 22Bokhokho benu labehla baya eGibhithe babengema-70 sebabonkhe, kodvwa manje Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu sewunente nandza naba ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka.”
